Pearl James Hill, Interview by Rebecca Michaud, 16 March 2011
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- Title:
- Pearl James Hill, Interview by Rebecca Michaud, 16 March 2011
- Date:
- 2011
- Interviewer:
- Michaud, Rebecca
- Interviewee:
- Hill, Pearl James
- Description:
- Pearl James Hill was born in 1925, in Aynor, South Carolina. One of fourteen children, she was orphaned at age thirteen, and lived with various family members until she turned sixteen and moved to Charleston. Hill worked at the munitions factory manufacturing hand grenades. Later, she became a ship welder, and worked at the Naval Shipyard until WWII ended in 1945. She then briefly worked at American Tobacco. In this interview with Rebecca Michaud, Hill reflects on her childhood, work at the munitions factory and the ship yard, and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
- Collection Title:
- The Charleston Oral History Program
- Contributing Institution:
- The Citadel Archives & Museum
- Media Type:
- Oral Histories
- Series:
- Women in World War II
- Topical Subject:
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female., Women--Employment History, and Shipbuilding Industry--South Carolina--Charleston--Employees
- S.C. County:
- Charleston County (S.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Shelving Locator:
- The Citadel Oral History Program2010.032.006
- Date Digital:
- 2012-03-19
- Digitization Specifications:
- Mp3 derivative audio created with Audacity software. Archival masters are .wav files.
- Internet Media Type:
- audio/mpeg
- Copyright Status Statement:
- Digital resource copyright 2012, The Citadel Archives
- Admin ID:
- 220964
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